
Viralyze
SQL Analytics on Cross-Platform Social Media Trends
SQLT-SQLEngagement TrendsTableau-ready
Project Brief
Viralyze simulates a real-world data analyst role at a social media analytics firm. Using 5,000 synthetic posts across platforms and regions, it extracts cross-platform insights, builds views, and prepares dashboard-ready queries using SQL Server (T-SQL).
Goal
Provide actionable answers to marketing and content teams about platform performance, hashtag virality, content effectiveness, and monthly engagement trends — all via optimized SQL logic.
Tools & Technologies
- SQL Server (T-SQL): Advanced querying & modular views
- Window Functions: ROW_NUMBER, DENSE_RANK, LAG
- Custom View: Enhanced_Social_Media_Trends
- Tableau: Dashboard-ready metrics & trend visuals
- Git & GitHub: Version control & publishing
- VS Code + SSMS: Development environment
What I Did
- Executed full workflow: schema mapping, insight derivation, and dashboard prep
- Wrote modular SQL using CTEs and reusable views
- Simulated time-series logic via
ROW_NUMBER()in absence of timestamps - Created engagement KPIs, hashtag analytics, and virality detection metrics
- Engineered a robust Enhanced_Social_Media_Trends view for stakeholder-ready outputs
Results & Insights
- 📊 Instagram had the highest engagement rate (0.82), followed by TikTok (0.64)
- 💥 Detected a viral TikTok post with 281.74 ER — over 440× average
- 📅 September had the strongest momentum across platforms (2.5× TikTok)
- 📌 Europe had the most consistent hashtag usage — strong brand retention
- + Additional insights on regional breakdowns, top content types, and hashtag spikes included in the dashboard


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